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Posted on 09/16/2016 3:07:46 PM PDT by KeyLargo
Civil Rights Protest Planned For Chicagoland Speedway Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 Race
New Black Panther Party “troops” will have a presence at the protest, the organizer said.
By Joseph Hosey (Patch Staff) - September 16, 2016 4:32 pm ET
JOLIET, IL — A civil rights group plans to protest Sunday’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.
Terrance Alton Cox III, of Minority Youth Matters Movement, said his group will protest the lack of black NASCAR drivers, as well as police brutality and unjust incarceration.
Cox said “blacks spend $1.3 trillion and there’s only half of a black driver who’s driving all three series.”
“It’s gone on for 68 years and it’s got to stop,” he said.
Cox accused NASCAR of thwarting the careers of young black drivers by interfering with their attempts to secure sponsorships.
Cox said Hashim Nzinga, the chairman of the New Black Panther Party, will also attend the protest and that he will be joined by New Black Panther Party “troops.”
Messages left at telephone numbers listed on the New Black Panther Party’s website were not returned.
Joliet Deputy Police Chief Ed Gregory said a small number from Cox’s group showed up at last year’s NASCAR race. Gregory also said the department was aware of Cox’s plans for Sunday but that he did not know whether Chicagoland Speedway was going to allow the group on its property.
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Yeah, this is all getting to be a bunch of crap.
Hey morons, look up Wendell Scott. He was a NASCAR racer who, while he only won one race in 1963, broke their non-existent “color barrier” in 1963 when he won a race. He’s also a member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Certain pursuits don’t attract certain people.
I don’t like rap, but then, I’m also not a big fan of Greek food, horse racing and football. I’ve got to be able to find some “ist” to fit me so I can protest.
Just what they need..civil unrest in Joliet. Saw it in the ‘60’s, never again.
I would think that any driver who took a knee would not complete lap one with his car intact.
I know for a fact that NASCAR has had a strong minority outreach effort for well over a decade. North Carolina A&T, a historically black university, partnered with numerous shops and teams in a variety of areas. They even offer a degree in Motorsports Technology.
http://www.motorsportsstudent.com/tag/n-c-at/
If there is only one black driver, it’s not due to a lack of effort on behalf of NASCAR.
Wait, wut?
I thought NASCAR was s’posed to be a retrograde activity enjoyed by a bunch of white southern confederate flag-waving/American flag-waving patriotic racist redneck Republicans. (Who are deplorable, btw.)
So now blacks want in ?
Hehehehehehehehehe.
Must be the Trump effect.
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The movie Greased Lightning comes to mind.
Funny, I’m creating a file on why horse racing is the best.
Inspired by the recent unrest. #1 reason, no athletes protesting and no PC agenda.
Midnight Karting League!
( don’t laugh - a large number of F1 drivers began in Karting. And skill alone will not get you an F1 seat - you must bring several million in sponsor money)
Well, maybe they are upset that Pontiac pulled out of Nascar in 2003..
I just made up the part about horse racing.
22” wheels on an ‘82 Cutlass doesn’t really cut it for the racing circuit, sorry guys.
https://www.conservativeoutfitters.com/blogs/news/nascar-hall-of-fame-looted-by-rioters-in-charlotte
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